Mepco To Establish Six New Grid Stations

Fakhir Rizvi Published May 22, 2018 | 08:23 PM

Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) has decided to establish six new grid stations in South Punjab in order to resolve issues of low voltage and tripping

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd May, 2018 ) :Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) has decided to establish six new grid stations in South Punjab in order to resolve issues of low voltage and tripping.

According to Project Director Grid System Construction Mepco Engineer Nawaz Nadeem, these six new grid stations would be established with a cost of Rs 1.40 billion. He said that the second automatic grid station was being established in Multan where 90 per cent work has been completed.

He said that the 132 KV automatic grid station was being made at Suraj Miani with a cost of Rs 250 millions. Two power transformers of 20/26 MVA have been installed in the grid station and the construction work would be completed in the current month.

Mepco had already established a 66-KV automatic grid station in Bakhshan Khan area of Chistian which was operational. He said that a remarkable decrease has been noticed in complaints of tripping and low voltage.

The third 132-KV automatic grid station would be made at Khichi wala in Multan region with a cost of Rs 150 million where two power transformers of 10/13 MVA would be installed.

Mepco administration would also establish 132-KV grid station at Kasowal with a cost of Rs 250 million where two power transformers of 20/26 MVA would be installed.

The project would be completed in June 2018. Another 132-KV Donga Bonga grid station would be made with a cost of Rs 250 million where two power transformers would be installed and the project would be completed in September 2018.

Engineer Nawaz Nadeem further stated that a new grid station of 132-KV would also be made at Bahawalnager with a cost of Rs 250 millions where two power transformers of 20/26 MVA would be installed.

Another new 132 KV Khanpur Bagha grid station would be established with a cost of Rs 250 million. On the other hand, Mepco authorities were upgrading seven grid stations from 66-KV to 132-KV to provide electricity with best voltage to its consumers. These seven projects of grid station upgradation would be completed with a cost of over Rs 1.3 billion, he added.